The music of violin virtuoso Arcangelo Corelli continues to be enjoyed by audiences around the world nearly three hundred years following his death. John Burkhalter, artistic director of “The Practitioners of Musick,” will present an illustrated talk on Corelli’s musical world, supplemented with a performance of his chamber music featuring various instruments including the harpsichord […]

Novelist and translator Jenny McPhee will discuss her love of things Italian and read from her most recent work, a translation of Natalia Ginzburg’s most celebrated novel, Lessico Famigliare (Family Lexicon). The program will feature an Italian/English format with McPhee reading in English and Princeton University Professor Pietro Frassica reading in Italian. McPhee, who grew […]

(The Crazy Joy - Like Crazy) This elegantly made film is the perfect vehicle for the vibrant talents of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Micaela Ramazzotti, playing patients in a mental institution who in true Thelma & Louise style decide to make a bid for freedom. Their escape is not pre-planned, but rather a spontaneous decision […]

Film-maker August Ventura will share some extraordinary findings that have surfaced during research for his film project on Parma’s unique brand of Verdi-mania, including abundant rehearsal and performance footage, some of which have not been seen in over a century. He will provide an intriguing backstory of their rediscovery as well as a fascinating glimpse […]

Join us for a screening of Poveri Ma Ricchi, and learn how the Tucci family tried to keep their 100 million euro lottery winnings a secret. The Tucci are a poor family in a small village in Lazio: mother, father, a conceited daughter and a genius son. They also live with their brother-in-law, a botanical […]

Princeton author Beth Brombert will speak about Elena Ferrante’s widely translated popular books, and how the original works, written in Italian, offer subtleties of language not found in the English translation. A Tour of Elena Ferrante’s Naples: Danielle Oteri, art historian, writer and founder of Feast On History will walk you through many of Naples’ […]

“Let's go to that village" is a 2014 Italian comedy written, directed and starred by the comedy duo Ficarra and Picone. Valentino and Salvo - old friends, have lost their jobs - they decide to change their lives and move from the city of Palermo to the small Sicilian town of Monteforte, birthplace of Valentino […]

Conductor Joseph Colaneri, musical director for The Glimmerglass Festival, Cooperstown, N.Y., will explore the historical roots and musical expression of the operatic style known as the “bel canto.” The program will feature a discussion of works by Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini.

Join us as storyteller Maria LoBiondo, a member of the Princeton Storytelling Circle, will share Italian tales from both the oral folktale and literary fairy tale traditions on the theme of love.

Description: A psychoanalyst suddenly quits his job after becoming ill. All his patients get together to find a way to make him feel better. Directed by Massimiliano Bruno.